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I hate to be 'that guy' who's always putting down Andriod, but there are a few 'features' listed here that make me think Google just doesn't get how customers a

by kyro 17y ago

I hate to be 'that guy' who's always putting down Andriod, but there are a few 'features' listed here that make me think Google just doesn't get how customers actually use their phones. The cube menu interface seems really impractical, and given how poorly existing Android phones perform at simple scrolling, I doubt the Nexus One will provide a smooth and fluid experience. And as for the speech-to-text, hardly anyone will use that. Who's going to be sitting on the train or in their cubicle with the phone up to their mouths speaking their message into the phone, most probably multiple times until the phone produces something that requires minimal editing, when they can fire off their text in writing and spare themselves the potential embarrassment and hassle?

nicpottier 17y ago
I totally agree on the voice stuff. Being a new Nexus owner I wanted to clarify that the scrolling app menu is only for the app menu. Android has a 'home screen' just like the iPhone (well five of them that you can swipe between) and you can install the app icons you use the most there. The scrolling menu is basically the 'everything' bucket, which I like. It is also buttery smooth, unlike every other Android device I've touched. I've been an iPhone user for many years and think the iPhone has always been the bar to measure everything with. Android is catching up with this phone though, it is REALLY good, especially if you are the type who is willing to live with a few warts here and there.
briancooley 17y ago
I think speech-to-text will be a great feature in the long run. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few use cases for it: people who text while driving, dictating an e-mail in the car, quick reminders in a notes application. I thought the voice search was superfluous at first, but I love it, and I've wished I could use speech-to-text for a few other things.
eli 17y ago
I got my Nexus One yesterday. Yeah, the "cube" is annoying and the tweaks they made to the physics of the menu made it worse (IMHO). But the speech-to-text (and probably the text-to-speech too) is part of their "Car Home" app. Voice Dialing is a pretty common and useful feature while driving.
haberman 17y ago
> And as for the speech-to-text, hardly anyone will use that. As someone who has been using a Nexus one for a few weeks now, I have to say that I use speech-to-text ALL THE TIME. In fact it's one of the things that really convinced me to give the thing a chance over my iPhone. I haven't used it much for texting or emailing yet, but I use it constantly for: - searching the web - making phone calls ("call sally") - initiating turn-by-turn navigation ("navigate to town hall") It's perfect for when you're in your car and you can't safely type. And it's pretty accurate too. Funny story actually: some friends and I were going to get brunch after a rehearsal, but we couldn't remember if there was an IHOP in the U District in Seattle or not. My friend who has a Droid and I both pulled out our phones and did voice internet searches at exactly the same time, totally without meaning too. Since we were talking at the same time neither of our phones knew what we were saying. :)

by kyro 17y ago

nicpottier 17y ago

I totally agree on the voice stuff. Being a new Nexus owner I wanted to clarify that the scrolling app menu is only for the app menu. Android has a 'home screen' just like the iPhone (well five of them that you can swipe between) and you can install the app icons you use the most there. The scrolling menu is basically the 'everything' bucket, which I like. It is also buttery smooth, unlike every other Android device I've touched. I've been an iPhone user for many years and think the iPhone has always been the bar to measure everything with. Android is catching up with this phone though, it is REALLY good, especially if you are the type who is willing to live with a few warts here and there.

briancooley 17y ago

I think speech-to-text will be a great feature in the long run. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few use cases for it: people who text while driving, dictating an e-mail in the car, quick reminders in a notes application. I thought the voice search was superfluous at first, but I love it, and I've wished I could use speech-to-text for a few other things.

eli 17y ago

I got my Nexus One yesterday. Yeah, the "cube" is annoying and the tweaks they made to the physics of the menu made it worse (IMHO). But the speech-to-text (and probably the text-to-speech too) is part of their "Car Home" app. Voice Dialing is a pretty common and useful feature while driving.

haberman 17y ago

> And as for the speech-to-text, hardly anyone will use that. As someone who has been using a Nexus one for a few weeks now, I have to say that I use speech-to-text ALL THE TIME. In fact it's one of the things that really convinced me to give the thing a chance over my iPhone. I haven't used it much for texting or emailing yet, but I use it constantly for: - searching the web - making phone calls ("call sally") - initiating turn-by-turn navigation ("navigate to town hall") It's perfect for when you're in your car and you can't safely type. And it's pretty accurate too. Funny story actually: some friends and I were going to get brunch after a rehearsal, but we couldn't remember if there was an IHOP in the U District in Seattle or not. My friend who has a Droid and I both pulled out our phones and did voice internet searches at exactly the same time, totally without meaning too. Since we were talking at the same time neither of our phones knew what we were saying. :)